Serge Lutens Fleurs d’oranger

This is almost a rerun since I had tried this one eons ago when I first got into Uncle Serge. Did you have the experience I did with Serge Lutens in the early aughts? The first Lutens I smelled were… Continue Reading

Frédéric Malle Portrait of a Lady

So in one of my freebie bags was a sample of Malle’s Portrait of a Lady, a 2010 release created by Dominique Ropion. It’s a rose scent that was named after a Henry James novel (That I read eons ago…)… Continue Reading

Byredo Eleventh Hour (and my eyelashes)

As part of a Barney’s Freebie I received a sample of Byredo’s new one “Eleventh Hour,” which I was going to ScentBar to try if it hadn’t. According to LuckyScent, Eleventh Hour contains “Ban Timmur, a Nepalese plant related to… Continue Reading

Labor Day This ‘n That

Well, it’s another long weekend, one that unfortunately I think I will have to work part of. So no barbecues for me. I did get as a present from a friend one of those Instant Pots, of which I was… Continue Reading

Summer Rerun: Tom Ford Noir

Sorry I have been so absent of late; combo of excess work load and a month of stifling heat have conspired to make me not want to leave the house. I promise to be better soon. From 2013: I have… Continue Reading

Jo Malone Wild Bluebell

Jo Malone is a house that for some reason always manages to fly under my personal radar. Which is odd since they one of the places they are in is Neiman Marcus in Beverly Hills, where there placement by the… Continue Reading